help with coolant
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help with coolant
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Is any green coolant OK to mix with the green coolant currently in my car? Even when I'm going to store it fore another 3 months before I can flush the coolant or drive it again?
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it's been a while, my car has been in the garage since november.
I pulled it out and was about to start it up and notices in my inspection that the coolant cap (the one coming off the engine, was dry)
I don't want to put the wrong type of coolant in because I've heard that it can combine with the stuff thats currently in there and become corrosive. Currently, I have the green stuff in there (I will confess its from the previous owner, its going to get flushed when i get back in the summer).
What sort of coolant should I put in there before I start her up. I don't have time to do a flush before I store the car until May. And I need to get my emissions test done before I leave. (It's due in april). Please advise. I've done the search, but I want to be sure.
Is any green coolant OK to mix with the green coolant currently in my car? Even when I'm going to store it fore another 3 months before I can flush the coolant or drive it again?
Details
it's been a while, my car has been in the garage since november.
I pulled it out and was about to start it up and notices in my inspection that the coolant cap (the one coming off the engine, was dry)
I don't want to put the wrong type of coolant in because I've heard that it can combine with the stuff thats currently in there and become corrosive. Currently, I have the green stuff in there (I will confess its from the previous owner, its going to get flushed when i get back in the summer).
What sort of coolant should I put in there before I start her up. I don't have time to do a flush before I store the car until May. And I need to get my emissions test done before I leave. (It's due in april). Please advise. I've done the search, but I want to be sure.
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Don't mix green and orange and you'll be ok.
Just pore DISTILLED water or the green **** in and go for it. Make sure that you bleed it correctly so the low water level alarm doesn't go off. I'm sure that's written up here somewhere.
Just pore DISTILLED water or the green **** in and go for it. Make sure that you bleed it correctly so the low water level alarm doesn't go off. I'm sure that's written up here somewhere.
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